70 Tree Climbing 
lower down eggs or young birds or to haul up a camera or a bird- 
trap. A stout wickerwork fishing creel makes an excellent general 
receptacle on all such occasions and is less likely to get caught 
up in the process of hauling up or lowering than is a bag or 
sack, besides being more easily packed and affording some protec- 
tion to fragile articles such as eggs in boxes or photographic 
apparatus. 
